Details of the Organization

Freshworks makes it fast and easy for businesses to delight their customers and employees. We do this by taking a fresh approach to building and delivering software that is affordable, quick to implement, and designed for the end user. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Freshworks has a global team operating from 13 global locations to serve more than 65,000 companies -- from startups to public companies – that rely on Freshworks software-as-a-service to enable a better customer experience (CRM, CX) and employee experience (ITSM).

Details of the Job/Internship

Freshworks is hiring for the position of Employment Counsel to join their office in Bengaluru.

Role and Responsibilities

• Provide advice to the HR team on pre-hiring compliance matters such as registration and licenses, employment type, immigration, or background verifications.
• Provide legal guidelines and support regarding the company’s contract workforce and agency workers.
• Manage personnel-related investigations and disputes, including providing oversight and advice to HR teams. 
• Help ensure compliance with anti-harassment & no retaliation policies.
• Collaborate with the relevant internal teams on the development and implementation of scalable personnel-related policies, processes, and training to ensure best practices and compliance with applicable laws and regulations and consistency among all regional HR teams.
• Monitor labour law developments in India, and locations where Freshworks has personnel, and liaise with local in-country counsel for advice and consistency. Advise the business on these developments with practical solutions.
• Advocate for finding the “right” solution, that is compliant and meets business goals while ensuring we remain committed to Freshworks’ core values and our People. 

Eligibility

• Bachelor’s degree in law with demonstrated excellent academic performance.
• Candidates should have in-depth knowledge of employment laws within India.
• 7-9 years of prior combined law firm and in-house experience supporting the workforce on employment law-related matters.
• Experience at a global company and collaboration with other employment counsels across the globe is a plus.
• Candidates must be comfortable working with local counsel, willing to learn various employment law parameters of such locations, and be able to incorporate such knowledge into in-house practice.
• Flexibility and willingness to approach legal challenges with a business-partner mentality to provide solution-oriented results that balance risk with business goals.
• Ability to handle sensitive/confidential information requiring a high level of discretion, respect, and integrity. 
• Ability to discern matters that require privacy & confidentiality and matters that benefit from broader input and collaboration.

Salary/Stipend

Salary details will be finalized during the interview process with the selected candidate.

Type of Opportunity

Fulltime

Country

India

State

Karnataka

City

Bengaluru

Address

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Application and Registration Details

After you apply, you will receive the next steps of the application process via email. 

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